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June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

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  •  06-01-2012, 11:31 PM 388734

    June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Please remember to cast your vote in the previous challenge

    Immortal

    to be interpreted as you like


    Deadline:

Midnight (GMT) on Saturday 30st June. There is a 5 minute grace period allowing people to get their posts and links sorted. A moderator will then post a list of valid entries after checking links and voting will begin and continue until midnight (GMT) on 7th of the following month. Crits are welcomed during the voting process. Toward the end of the current challenge a new challenge setter will be randomly chosen from those taking part in the WIP thread to set the next monthly challenge, so keep an eye out.

    Post your wips in this thread - Finals in the final thread


    Brief rules and additional info:


    
Two separate wips must be posted in the wip thread and clickable links must be posted in the final thread with the final image. A link is provided below to details of how to do this. You will be disqualified if you do not post WIP links correctly. If you have a problem posting wips or creating links please pm me. 

    All artwork must be the work of the entrant, and completed within the time frame of the challenge. You may only enter 1 entry per challenge, and may only cast 1 set of votes during voting.

    

Please keep entries and WIPs below 500k and a maximum of 1000 pixels across. Larger files causes problems for all users, especially those on slower connections.

    

Moderators monitor the voting in these challenges to combat cheating and maintain fairness. We may discount any vote we consider suspicious, and will disregard any attempts at sabotaging the voting, or in any way screwing with these challenges.



    WIP Rule Details and Guide: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/107660.aspx

    

General Image Posting Guide: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/703.aspx

    

Brief History and Challenge Rules: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/53757.aspx
  •  06-03-2012, 12:54 AM 388895 in reply to 388734

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Someone being kept alive with advance life support? (like the emperor from 40k, mr house from fallout, Ra's al guhl from batman) springs to mind
  •  06-03-2012, 7:42 AM 388904 in reply to 388895

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Im actually thinking the immortal is a really far reaching challenge. Really great choice. You can have an immortal body but also an immortal spirit or thought. I.e. The idea of V from V for vendetta or the story of achilles from the battle of troy. Basicly any other kind of legend is immortal. Physically Living forever is a big thing these days, often made to be glamourous. Vampires and certain elements of the fae for example only get stronger as time passes by. All in all though i think a brilliant end is my favourite interpretation of immortality.
  •  06-03-2012, 9:43 AM 388911 in reply to 388904

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    This is going to be an interestting subject :)

    What comes to mind to me is someone who has outlived his own age and refuses to modernise, instead becoming an alien antiquity in a world where he no longer fits in. 


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  •  06-07-2012, 2:30 AM 389185 in reply to 388911

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Found this, a definition is a starting place.

    im·mor·tal  (-môrtl)
    adj.
    1. Not subject to death: immortal deities; the immortal soul.
    2. Never to be forgotten; everlasting: immortal words.
    3. Of or relating to immortality.
    4. Biology Capable of indefinite growth or division. Used of cells in culture.
    n.
    1. One not subject to death.

    2. One whose fame is enduring. 

    possibilities are endless 

     


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  •  06-07-2012, 7:22 PM 389232 in reply to 388734

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Been thumbnailing a couple of concepts, though this theme really has so many awesome interpretations...

    Since immortality could be seen as a person who doesn't die before anyone else, I thought it'd be an interesting theme to depict the end of a war. One man still stands. He's alive. But should he be happy to have outlived everyone else?

    The second thumbnail is a sketchy phoenix. The rider on top isn't exactly immortal, but he rides on a bird that is resurrected from its own ashes, so he must feel pretty immortal, wouldn't he? 



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  •  06-07-2012, 8:33 PM 389235 in reply to 388734

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Jimmy will play too!

     

    Fae Dance

    I've just done something really rough on paper. Gonna try to do a different style of sorts with my digital painting. Can't wait to get this done!


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  •  06-07-2012, 11:59 PM 389247 in reply to 388734

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Hey guys, long time no see. Been busy as hell, finally at least some time to draw and paint personal stuff also...
    So what's the better choice than go with some activity, eh?

    Anyway, my interpretation is some old king/wizard/hero whatever who is still kept alive with technology and there are lot of pilgrims visiting the huge statue the body is bound to. We'll see how it goes, here are a couple of WIPs :)
    Also some Livestream progress on my channel if you're interested -> www.livestream.com/vablo

    Immortal_wip1

    Immortal_wip2

    Immortal_wip3 

    Immortal_wip4 

     


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  •  06-08-2012, 6:58 AM 389259 in reply to 389247

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Vablo, that is awesome!

    One point of concrit is that maybe I'd leave the robed figures next to the wizard, or would change them. The people in the foreground give a great sense of scale, but they're less noticeable than the robed figures who look like worshippers as well, and downscale your piece. 


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  •  06-08-2012, 9:45 AM 389265 in reply to 389259

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Yeah, I totally agree with you and it's something I had some doubts of also at one point.
    It might be a good idea to change the statues somehow for the people and statues to be clearly distinguished from each other, I'll probably do that.

    Thank you so much for the comment and critique! :)

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  •  06-08-2012, 12:40 PM 389270 in reply to 389265

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    First attempt, was going with the idea that nature is immortal and powerful such and such. 


  •  06-08-2012, 12:51 PM 389271 in reply to 389270

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    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    wow Naszia, that is absolutely stunning, what program are you using?

  •  06-08-2012, 4:27 PM 389279 in reply to 389271

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    "Wow" is the word Kaz! That looks great, almost impressionistic!!
  •  06-08-2012, 8:30 PM 389285 in reply to 388734

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Fae Dance 2

    She's a Fae, dancing on a lake. Faes are a combination of fairy and human in this image. They're almost as immortal as they come; but it's more accurate to say they're incredibly long-lived. They can die from things like wounds and blood loss but not from old age or disease.

    Still in the "sketching" stage. So this is the time to change appearances, if anyone's got any comments to make that is.


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  •  06-09-2012, 3:18 AM 389317 in reply to 389285

    Re: June 2012 - MYFX Monthly Challenge - Immortal - WIPS

    Thanks guys. and its just done in Photoshop. Thinking about creating a area of focus in this. maybe a deer or some kind of forest creature.
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